- Loss and Damage Research Observatory
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- Loss and Damage Research Observatory
| Recurrent
sea level rises triggered by randomly large-scale circulation of the Atlantic
Ocean at an abrupt speed release either intense sea heat, burning the
phytospecies closest to the shorelines, or highly acidic seawater
(‘saltwater’), contaminating top-soil and disrupting hydroregimes and
biosystems in the estuary. 1. Irreversible coastal erosion in the delta caused by repeated tidal waves or storm floods is alarmingly expanding above 2.2 m/yr to deplete coconut groves, mangroves and other coastal biodiversity assets, including Ramsar sites, thereby putting human lives and settlements at high risk. 2. Localised oyster extinction and a frightening rate of oyster deaths/mortality is sparking eco-conflicts and ethnic tensions among divers competing for limited diving spaces. 3. Uncontrollable storm flooding submerges livestock, tree/food/arable crops and biodiversity assets to increase the vulnerability of deprived rural households to polycrises of acute poverty, hunger and unemployment. 4. Atlantic Ocean effect is fast-spreading climate-induced NELDs in the VRE, especially causing human displacements at Fuveme and Azizanya. The FSSRC Basic School is a deprived school in climate emergency that deserves urgent greening, public educational policy attention and actionable philanthropic interventions. |
